Xp Home as a Router.

[aunixguru]

I have 2 nets in my building.

The first is a 192.168.1.100 linksys wireless network (internet) and 2 pc's.

I have 10 other pc's in the building with a 130.140.150.160 255.0.0.0 network.

Can I put a wireless card in a pc that is already on the 130.140.150.160 network and somehow make it route?

I want to tell my 130.140.150.160 pc's to use that pc as a gateway and get to the internet.

Is this possible with xp home?

Or any of these? win98, win2k, xp pro, linux

Thanks,
Rich

 

[rjkrash]

Not sure on an XP Home, maybe, but I did something similar with XP Pro. What you need is a Network Bridge between the Wireless card and a NIC to the network. You can add a wireless card to a macine with a NIC or add a NIC to a wireless machine then bridge the two "NICs".

Search for Network Bridge in Win XP help and read at least
Network Bridge overview and Bridge Connections for good info.

If set up properly the two segments see each other and all should be able to get to the Internet via the same gateway you have set on the linksys.

Big question for Internet access is how you reach the internet now from the wireless network. Is the access thru a Linksys router/hub to a DSL modem? If so, then tell the 130.140.150.160 NICs to use the same gateway. You can add additional gateways at the Advanced options page of the TCP/IP properties page of each NIC.

A Note/Tip (from experience):
The Network Bridge by default is setup with a 169.254.n.n address (not sure why) and until I made the bridge's IP address a part of one of my network segments it wouldn't work (not sure why here either, I'm not an IP guru, just a bumbler ). In your case I'd suggest it be a member of the 139.140.150.160 segement. I think it has to be part of one of the networks so it can be "seen" properly.

Good luck and let us know how it goes good or bad. I know I learn somting new every day reading these posts.
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